Allman Bay is an arm of
Nares Strait
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, in the
Qikiqtaaluk Region of
Nunavut, Canada. It is located in eastern
Ellesmere Island, southwest of the southern edge of the
Darling Peninsula The Darling Peninsula is located on the eastern coast of Ellesmere Island, a part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It stretches eastward into Nares Strait, north of Dobbin Bay. Mount Stevens lies in the center of t ...
.
Dobbin Bay
Dobbin Bay is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Nares Strait by eastern Ellesmere Island, south of the Darling Peninsula.
Exploration
During the British Arctic Expedition of 1875 under George Nares, anc ...
is
to the northeast.
Cape Prescott is the headland to the west of the entrance.
Exploration
Admiral Sir
George Nares
Vice-Admiral Sir George Strong Nares (24 April 1831 – 15 January 1915) was a Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. He commanded the ''Challenger'' Expedition, and the British Arctic Expedition. He was highly thought of as a leader an ...
explored the bay during his voyage of 1875–1876.
During the period of August 18, 1898, through August 2, 1899, American explorer
Robert Peary's ship was ice-bound in Allman Bay.
References
Bays of Qikiqtaaluk Region
Ellesmere Island
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